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Richmond Livestock Auction

Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Oct 16

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

579 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 685▲ 206 vs year ago 373 · +55.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 8 vs year ago 33 · −24.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 12 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.12/cwt on 14 head, up $17.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 20 comparable sales and sits −73.39 against this barn's trailing median of $468.52.

Average price

$395.12

▲ 17.23 vs prior sale

14 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$57.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.82

vs KY average

−37.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	403.27	2,217	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	346.25	1,922	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.02/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

395.12

—

KY average24 barns · 854 hd

388.30

+6.82

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−37.17

This barn, trailing median20 sales

468.52

−73.39

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $356.34, median $468.52 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,420	169.40	2,405	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	123.38	1,842	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,255	104.00	1,305	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	97.14	843	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	2,090	112.00	2,341	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,911	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	459.08/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,162	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	407.93/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,133	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	428.83/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,251	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,256	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,021	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	383.12/cwt	382.50–385.00	2,318	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	363.46/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,264	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	337.22/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,269	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	771	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,660	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,596	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	344.01/cwt	334.75–349.60	2,945	93
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	317.75/cwt	317.50–318.00	2,796	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,686	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	957	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,024	58
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,058	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,216	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	398.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,513	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	391	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,535	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	382.97/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,654	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	451	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,736	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	363.16/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,714	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,813	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,654	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	341.34/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,782	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,874	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	316.25/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,005	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,981	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	315.85/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,126	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,373	73
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,229	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	311.26/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,390	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	851	308.25/cwt	308.25–308.25	2,623	60
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,503	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	451.73/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,459	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	501.67/cwt	500.00–502.50	1,696	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,842	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,733	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	442.06/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,109	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	479.91/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,294	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,044	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	437.56/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,201	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	392.56/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,069	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	376.77/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,170	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,326	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	363.09/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,226	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	330.09/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,225	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	301.04/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,174	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	287.65/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,229	4
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,080	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	2,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,341	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	169.40/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,405	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	743	96.59/cwt	96.00–97.50	718	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	822	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	104.82/cwt	100.00–109.00	994	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	92.64/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,141	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	113.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,420	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	105.74/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,369	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,124	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	117.97/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,770	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Oct 16, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 579Last week 685Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
8	350–400	380	390.00–400.00	398.05
6	400–450	432	372.50–385.00	382.97
4	450–500	472	360.00–367.50	363.16
6	500–550	522	332.50–345.00	341.34
3	550–600	581	322.50	322.50
8	600–650	634	305.00–322.50	316.25
3	650–700	673	315.00–317.50	315.85
1	700–750	725	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	768	310.00–312.50	311.26
1	1050–1100	1,065	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	362.50	362.50
73	650–700	682	348.00	348.00
60	850–900	851	308.25	308.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	391	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	450	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	505	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	610	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	655	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	451	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	323	445.00–460.00	451.73
2	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	477	440.00–455.00	442.06
8	500–550	527	387.50–397.50	392.56
4	550–600	576	367.50–385.00	376.77
5	600–650	613	352.50–370.00	363.09
4	650–700	674	325.00–335.00	330.09
5	700–750	722	290.00–307.50	301.04
4	750–800	775	280.00–295.00	287.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	500.00–502.50	501.67
3	450–500	478	475.00–482.50	479.91
2	500–550	503	425.00–450.00	437.56
2	600–650	612	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	392	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	415	417.50	417.50
3	450–500	481	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	587	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	455.00
5	450–500	471	450.00–467.50	459.08
4	500–550	523	397.50–417.50	407.93
6	550–600	576	390.00–395.00	391.64
5	600–650	623	355.00–377.50	363.46
10	650–700	673	330.00–347.50	337.22
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	880	317.50–318.00	317.75
2	900–950	920	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	420.00–437.50	428.83
4	600–650	605	382.50–385.00	383.12
25	750–800	771	345.00	345.00
93	850–900	856	334.75–349.60	344.01
58	950–1000	957	316.00	316.00
55	1050–1100	1,058	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	590	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,500	114.00–121.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	100.00–109.00	104.82
2	—	743	96.00–97.50	96.59
2	—	913	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	89.00–96.00	92.64
5	—	1,246	110.00–119.00	113.98
4	—	1,295	105.00–107.00	105.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	169.00–170.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	112.00	112.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.